Ron Butler Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Alf Tupper rules! OK? I vaguely remember Alf. Sadly I remember most thing vaguely now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 To old chap-think you are thinking of Basil Storey(used to wear a bow tie) for Speedway gazette editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmartin Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 OK? I vaguely remember Alf. Sadly I remember most thing vaguely now. Sadly Ron - I know how you feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Sadly Ron - I know how you feel. :oops: Ah well, Ian, I suppose that with our two halves we could, possibly, make one reasonably good man. Anyone out there want two willing, if slightly jaded, halves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Come on you guys -the best is yet to come-40 years ago I got worried when I didn't get invited to a party-now I get worried if I am invited to a party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Yes Basil Storey was editor of the Gazette in those 1940s when Speedway came back from the War, I was led to belejve it was the name used by eric Linden Although not a "comic" strip as such I can remember The Flutters, a cartoon strip in the Daily Mirror at the same time as Buck Ryan, Jimpy and Garth. The Flutters were a horse racing family and to get money for betting Bart Flutter had to take up Speedway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I think Basil was not Eric Linden-different guy altogether altho' Eric had many other names e.g. Angus Kix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I think Basil was not Eric Linden-different guy altogether altho' Eric had many other names e.g. Angus Kix That's right - I remember the sometimes surprisingly saucy snaps in Angus Kix's Glamour League - a winter feature in the Star. Would NEVER be allowed these days!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 I think Basil was not Eric Linden-different guy altogether altho' Eric had many other names e.g. Angus Kix There might have been a Jack Storey or is that another story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billywamill Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) <!--quoteo(post=1639559:date=Nov 20 2009, 08:58 PM:name=BOBBATH)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BOBBATH @ Nov 20 2009, 08:58 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1639559"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Don't know if any forumlanders ever go to the bookshops in Hay-on-Wye but its amazing what they have there-I always try to get there when am in UK. Anybody read Enid Blyton stories-new biography of her says she was a real dragon-nasty to her daughters-lots of affairs, had a lesbian affair and played tennis naked-not all at the same time though!!- she's really gone up in my estimation -what a gal. Just so I don't get criticised for going off topic by not mentioning speedway in this post -I will add the following-does anybody know whether Enid was a speedway fan???????<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> I hope Enid Blyton didn't try naked Speedway. Could be painful. <img src="http://www.speedway-forum.co.uk/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="unsure.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_smile_wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_smile_wink.gif" /> Hay-in-Wye is a fantastic place to visit. I collect Enid Blyton first editions so know a fair bit about her, but I've never heard about her following Speedway! Edited October 10, 2011 by billywamill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billywamill Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Talon of the Track was a superb comic strip. Check out 1976 for a fantastic annual cover! My link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Talon of the Track was a superb comic strip. Check out 1976 for a fantastic annual cover! My link What a SUPERB site!! I loved Tiger and I loved Jag even more!! Many thanx for posting this link and for the labour of love that is your site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobblytriers Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Great Thread. Love going down memory lane though it's getting to be a trek now I can't remember seeing anything about speedway in the comics I read but, and I hope this isn't off topic, I can remember a programme on TV, about five o,clock, called king cinder. I thought it was great as all my mates were into football and I was a lone speedway fan - at last, I thought, something that I can relate to. Happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenB1 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I am sure wizzer and chips ran a speedway story, i will have to have a look as I have every copy in a box in the loft somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsloes 1928 nearly Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I am sure wizzer and chips ran a speedway story, i will have to have a look as I have every copy in a box in the loft somewhere. Blimey, I remember when Whizzer and Chips came out! I was just a lad then but crickey Ken - you must have left school and have been in work by then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 (edited) I loved the 'EAGLE' and am a Member of the 'Eagle Society' to this day. Dan Dare, Luck of the Legion, PC49, Harris Tweed, Storm Nelson and Tommy Walls. THOSE WERE THE DAYS!! PS. I'm 66 years of age and these are STILL great memories. Edited November 18, 2011 by The White Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Talon of the Track was a superb comic strip. Check out 1976 for a fantastic annual cover! My link Must have got the 1965 annual for Xmas.Was one of my treasured possesions for donkeys years. Think i might still have it in the cellar somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Don't know if any forumlanders ever go to the bookshops in Hay-on-Wye but its amazing what they have there-I always try to get there when am in UK. Anybody read Enid Blyton stories-new biography of her says she was a real dragon-nasty to her daughters-lots of affairs, had a lesbian affair and played tennis naked-not all at the same time though!!- she's really gone up in my estimation -what a gal. Just so I don't get criticised for going off topic by not mentioning speedway in this post -I will add the following-does anybody know whether Enid was a speedway fan??????? Wasn't she a Dykes fan, oop's I mean Dukes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 I am sure that The Victor had a Speedway story running for a while in the mid to late 60's, it was the comic I got weekly for many years and I can remember the story being there but nothing about it. I still think that having heroes who were normal people without super powers was good for our generation. Of course WW2 wasn't so far away for us as we all knew many people who had been involved so there were plenty of genuine heroes to go round. The cover story of the Victor was always a truth based story from the war usually about the winner of a VC and looking back I believe they managed to convey the heroism without over glorifying war. Even if it did glorify war that has to be better than the current obsession with 'celebrities' many of whom have achieved nothing other than imbibing drugs and alcohol in massive quantities. I am far from being one to believe everything about the past was better but certainly this is one of those things I would like to see returned to older values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbird Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Must have got the 1965 annual for Xmas.Was one of my treasured possesions for donkeys years. Think i might still have it in the cellar somewhere isn't that what Josef Fritzl said..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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